9 things to do in August around Oak Cliff

“The History of Future Folk”

Aug. 5Future Folk
Space aliens come to destroy Earth but instead decide to make folk music. That is the premise of “The History of Future Folk,” an independent film that screens at the Kessler Theater. The movie starts at 7 p.m. and precedes a live performance by Future Folk.The Kessler Theater, 1230 W. Davis, 214.272.8346, RSVP at do214.com/events for free admission

Aug. 1-Sept. 5Know what I’m talkin’ ‘bout?
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center and Mountain View College present the work of 25 Houston-based contemporary artists in “Draped Up and Dripped Out.” The cultural center show opens Aug. 1, and a second show opens at the Cliff Gallery at Mountain View Aug. 25.Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson, 214.670.3777, dallasculture.org, free

Aug. 9Block party
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center celebrates its fourth anniversary in its current location with a block party from 3-7 p.m. The party includes performances from La Rondalla, Alegre Ballet Folklorico and Cuicani In Xochitl, plus face painting, dance workshops, food and more.Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson, 214.670.3777, dallasculture.org, free

Aug. 12The Both
Musicians Aimee Mann and Ted Leo connected over Twitter and eventually formed a band, The Both. They released their self-titled album this past April.The Kessler Theater, 1230 W. Davis, thekessler.org, 214.272.8346, $24-$38

Aug. 23The Wizard of Oz
The Texas Theatre screens a 35 mm print of the Judy Garland classic “The Wizard of Oz.” The theater also shows “Dark Side of the Rainbow,” that thing where you play the Wizard of Oz simultaneously with Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” album, on Friday, Aug. 22.The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson, thetexastheatre.com, 214.948.1546, call for ticket prices and show times

Aug. 5Homeless for nine days
Rapper Pras from the Fugees lived for nine days as a homeless man in downtown Los Angeles to produce the documentary “Skid Row,” which is this month’s First Tuesday social justice film from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff.Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff, 3829 W. Kiest, 214.337.2429, firsttuesdayfilms.org, free